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by simonb 18y ago
Most of the web content I consume goes through my RSS reader (this includes stuff like HN, proggit, xkcd, Delicious subscriptions,...). The only exceptions are Gmail and forums without decent RSS support.
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by simonb 18y ago
It seems to me the average quality of startups is inversely proportional to the money (and the ease of getting it) sloshing around the system. Having another round of circle-jerking will do nothing for long-term revitalisation of the econom
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by simonb 18y ago
Same here. Although come to think of it, what if it's the other way around. What if playing with Lego shapes your interests and way of thinking in a way that leads to a more general appreciation of hacking latter in life?
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by simonb 18y ago
This projection seems faulty (or at the very least it needs more analysis) to me. All the previous [machine] generations yield an increase in bandwidth, something that is not obviously the case for progression from blogging to tweeting. Esp
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by simonb 18y ago
Have you tried (semi-standard) SERIES? http://series.sourceforge.net "A series is a data structure much like a sequence, with similar kinds of operations. The difference is that in many situations, operations on series may be composed fun
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Carry Small, Game Large: Big Shared Screen Multiplayer Gaming(gamasutra.com)
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by simonb 18y ago
To somewhat counterbalance the conformism of having a business card: http://gapingvoid.streetcards.com
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by simonb 18y ago
To be honest, this is not the only such case. Eve Online folks migrated part of their system from SBCL to Erlang for seemingly the same reasons [ http://lambda-the-ultimate.org/node/2102 ]. Having said that, it is still not a language issue
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by simonb 19y ago
With all the batteries-included languages running around I think reliance on documentation is an irrelevant (obsolete?) measure. I for one am constantly apropos-ing in CL even though it is my primary language.
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by simonb 19y ago
http://del.icio.us/simon.belak
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by simonb 19y ago
Considering how Dan Weinreb is one of the designers of Common Lisp, perhaps it is not he who is narrow minded.
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by simonb 19y ago
Have you tried Gliffy [ http://www.gliffy.com ]?